Picture-exhibitor



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PICTURE EXHIBITOR.

No. 253,730. Patented .Peb'.'14, 1882.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,730, dated February 14, 1882,

Application filed October 26, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST LUECKEL, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Picture-Exhibitors, of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact a folding card with a supporting-frame or ease],

as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my folding card in an open position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same in a partially-folded position, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section of card as folded.

A is the supporting-frame or easel, consisting of a sheet, a, of card-board, having a portion cut out to form a supporting-leg, b, by which the frame is held at a proper inclination.

The folding card consists of a main portion, 0, that is attached to the card-board a, and the leaf portions cl (1, that are attached by a flexible connection, 6, so that they can be folded down upon the main portion 0 or opened out, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

On the face of the card 0 a picture or other ornamental design is printed, and both sides of the hinged portions 61 are similarly ornamented, so that five separate pictures or ornamented surfaces are given.

Around the edgesof the card 0 is a bordering, f, of ruffed or plain material, and fringe is added as a finish.

The cards mounted and arranged in this manner are highly ornamental, and are displayed to the best advantage by the supporting-frame.

The folding portions may be differently arranged. For instance, they may be attached to fold up or down instead of sidewise, and a single leaf used in place of two.

I am aware thatit is not new to make a case with leaves hinged to a central stem for the display of photographic cards, or one with a hinged back, folding side, top, and bottom, as well as with flaps, like those of a letter, closing over the picture; but

What I claim as new is- A picture-exhibitor consisting of the sheet a, with cut-out leg I), the folding card a, attached to sheet a, and the leaves d, flexibly connected with card 0, whereby several ornamental designs or pictures may be shown, as described.

AUGUST LUEGKEL.

Witnesses GEO. D. WALKER, O. SEDGWIGK. 

